Intimidating Voters Is Nothing New in Georgia, It’s Just Easier Now
The genie of violence has been blessed, approved and legitimized, especially by the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
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The genie of violence has been blessed, approved and legitimized, especially by the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
As of 2022, more than 4.6 million Americans with a felony conviction were disenfranchised — disproportionately Black and Latinx citizens.
As it was in previous years, one of the main story lines in 2023 is the staggering record of losses Republican lawyers had in court.
Restoring the public’s trust in law enforcement requires that organizations like the nation’s largest sheriffs’ association promote, not hamper, democracy.
At the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, we’re seeing encouraging signs after two consecutive years of Democrats’ sweeping wins.
Donald Trump is plotting to overthrow American democracy. It is not a secret, and he is not subtle.
Honor is the Court’s currency, and it can’t function if the nation perceives it as untrustworthy.
The brave citizens in Galveston recognized the injustice that was thrust upon them and spoke out because they knew the power of their voices.
If Allen was the only VRA victory of the year, it would be a good year. But the impact of this landmark decision didn’t extend just to Alabama.
S.B. 747 makes it so that too many people would go to the polls, lawfully vote and later learn — or perhaps never learn — that their vote didn’t count.